Your camera is processed in your browser. The tool is built without any video upload or storage.
This is a static page, built without cookies, analytics or a server of its own.
The page remembers a few of your settings in this browser so it opens the way you left it, and in GRID mode it keeps your last tape there. The full list is in the privacy policy.
The hand-tracking library and model load from this site, so the page asks no other server for anything.
DESIGNED FOR DESKTOP. MOBILE IS A DEMO UI — full instrument accuracy and performance are not guaranteed on phones.
CHOOSE HOW TO PLAY
CHOOSE QUALITY
ASKS FOR YOUR CAMERA · PROCESSED IN YOUR BROWSER
SYSTEM CHECK...
TUTORIAL.EXE[■]
6 STEPS, HANDS ONLY█
GESTURES · FLOW
RIGHT HAND X/Y
playhead position / pitch
RIGHT PINCH
grain size
LEFT HAND HEIGHT
grain density
TWO-HAND DISTANCE
filter + space
FIST
freeze the cloud
FAST OPEN PALM
burst
RIGHT 3 FINGERS
chord (root + fifth)
LEFT 3 FINGERS (hold)
toggle chord ↔ arpeggio
LEFT INDEX POINT UP/DOWN
octave shift
[ / ] · shift-click BEAT
BPM down/up · type exact BPM
MEDIUM
stir the field — currents play a second voice
LEFT PINCH (hold)
write into the bar under the playhead
LEFT FIST (hold)
erase the steps the playhead passes
RIGHT HAND
plays live on top of the tape
RIGHT FIST
freeze the live cloud
SPACE · TAP THE TAPE
pause and edit the bars
CTRL/⌘ Z
undo the last erase or edit
ALSO FROM FLOW
right 3 fingers (chord), left 3 fingers (chord ↔ arpeggio), left index up/down (octave), [ / ] (BPM)
CAMERA ACCESS DENIED. AETHER CURRENTS needs your camera to track hand gestures.
RESTORE LAST TAPE?
FULL MODE is running under 45fps. Switch to LIGHT mode for smoother tracking?
UI DECLUTTER
hidden buttons stay reachable by their keyboard shortcuts. this panel only affects the visible row.
ENTERING MEDIUM
MEDIUM is an experimental tool: it stirs a fluid field with your hands and lets the currents themselves play a second granular voice alongside your own playing.
Move your hands through the frame to stir the field. Density and direction of your gestures shape where the current flows and what it triggers — there's no fixed mapping to learn, just push and watch it respond.
It can behave unpredictably, and that is the point. Turn it off any time from the same button.
SELECT SOURCE
VHS OSD [T]: ON
RECORD MIC: only record your own voice, sounds, or melodies you hold clear rights to. There is no file upload, so every sample's rights stay unambiguous.
MIDI OUT
WEB MIDI NOT SUPPORTED IN THIS BROWSER
gesture & beat events stream live as MIDI CC/notes. See docs/midi.md for the CC table and DAW setup.
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RECORDING SAVED
VIDEO CAPTURE FAILED IN THIS BROWSER: ONLY AUDIO (WAV) WAS SAVED.
ON iOS, EVERY BROWSER SHARES THE SAME ENGINE, SO SWITCHING BROWSERS WON'T HELP — TRY A DESKTOP OR ANDROID CHROME INSTEAD, OR SCREEN-RECORD.
ATTRIBUTION REQUIRED — post this line wherever you publish: AETHER CURRENTS — concept and experience design by Sinaida Krivchenko · music advisor: Kamil Yegelev (TeleFM) — sinaida.eu